... Subtle hues in the above image captured last week show the dust tail as slightly yellow as its large grains reflecting sunlight achromatically , while the ion tail shines slightly blue as the carbon monoxide ions reflect blue sunlight more efficiently. ...
... 2012 March 3 . Another Tail for Comet Garradd . Image Credit Copyright : Olivier Sedan (Sirene Observatory) . ... Explanation: Remarkable comet Garradd (C2009/P1) has come to be known for two distinctive tails. ...
... August 26, 1995 . Two Tails of Comet West . Credit: Observatoire de Haute, Provence, France . ... Explanation: Here Comet West is seen showing two enormous tails that wrap around the sky. ...
... What are Comet Tails Made Of? . Credit: Jim Martin, Huntsville AL, Courtesy " Night of the Comet " ( NASA / Ames ) . ... Explanation: The tail of comet Hyakutake , visible in this recent color image , is composed of dust and gas driven off the icy ...
... 2009 February 7 . Comet Lulin Tails . Credit Copyright : Joseph Brimacombe . ... Recent changes in Lulin's lovely greenish coma and tails are featured in this two panel comparison of images taken on January ...
... May 14, 1997 . Hale-Bopp's Fickle Ion Tail . Credit and Copyright: A. Dimai, D. Ghirardo and R. Volcan ( Col Druscie Obs. ... ACC ) . Explanation: What's happening to Comet Hale-Bopp's blue ion tail? ...
... 2015 January 17 . Comet Lovejoy's Tail . Image Credit Copyright : Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors) . ... sky, Comet Lovejoy's greenish coma and blue tinted ion tail stretched across this field of stars in the constellation Taurus on ...